Malcolm Wellmaker set to return at UFC Fight Night 276 on May 16

Malcolm Wellmaker will try to get again on observe at UFC Fight Night 276. | Getty/UFC

Malcolm Wellmaker will look to return to profitable methods in May.

Wellmaker is scheduled to welcome debutant Juan Diaz at

UFC Fight Night 276 on May 16 in Las Vegas. Marcel Dorff was first to report the pairing.

Prospects Collide

Wellmaker (10-1) gained early stardom as a welder who saved his full-time job regardless of incomes a
UFC contract on
Dana White’s Contender Series in 2024. Wellmaker lastly give up his job as a welder after incomes a efficiency bonus with a first-round knockout win over Cameron Saimaan in his UFC debut final yr. Wellmaker then made a rapid turnaround to rating one other bonus-winning knockout over Kris Moutinho. Wellmaker was an enormous favourite in his newest outing towards UFC debutant (*16*)
this previous November. However, Wellmaker’s hype prepare was derailed as he suffered his first skilled loss towards Ewing in an enormous upset.

Meanwhile, Diaz (15-1) earned his contract with a highlight-reel spinning again elbow knockout of Won Il Kwon
on the Contender Series final yr. The Peruvian prospect is driving an eight-fight profitable streak general.